This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In June, our PEAK Northeast chapter in collaboration with Philanthropy New York hosted a panel discussion that took a hard look at the inequities embedded in collecting demographic data. For…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pop singer Britney Spears’ quest to end the conservatorship that handed control over her finances and health care to her father demonstrates the double-edged sword of putting people under the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Tanya Coke, director of the gender, racial, and ethnic justice program at the Ford Foundation, and Mindy Tarlow, managing director of portfolio strategy and management at the philanthropic collaborative Blue…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The vast majority (roughly 95%) of the ~$1 trillion in U.S. foundation assets are invested in the stock market in order to gain the financial returns needed to exist in perpetuity.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last week’s Bureau of Labor Statistics July jobs report showed a robust, 943,000-job increase from the month prior and a decrease in the unemployment rate, to 5.4%. However, the fact remains that the U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On August 2, PEAK Grantmaking in collaboration with Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) hosted the first of a three-part learning and professional development series that explores career pathways in philanthropy,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The legacy of structural racism in Minneapolis was laid bare to the world at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street, where George Floyd’s neck was pinned to the…
Giving Compass’ Take: • A report published by the Building Movement Project surveys nonprofit leaders of color to shed light on the pervasiveness of the nonprofit racial leadership gap. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Black philanthropy is ancestral. Prioritizing community well-being and collective progress are the backbone of what it means to be Black in America. It is epigenetic, or hard-wired into our DNA,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the protests against our deeply anti-Black, extremely racist systems continue, I am glad to see that foundations and nonprofits are getting more engaged in the conversations about how our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving better begins with acknowledging that you are in the position to give because of the broken systems that philanthropy is built on. I am a white woman with privilege.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to a 2020 report by the Aspen Institute, an estimated 30 million to 40 million people in the U.S. are at risk of eviction due to the COVID-19 housing crisis. Previously, a…